I think if it actually 24 or 25 seconds depends on what happens when the shot clock operator presses the button. I've run the shot clock for college games, but I've never noticed if it:
1. Immediately goes to 23, because it's really counting the hundredths of seconds behind the scenes and just not showing them, or
2. It waits a second before it goes to 23
My theory is that when the shot clock goes from say 10 to 9, when it hits 9, it's really closer to 9.99 because it's counting the partial
seconds but just not showing them. So, that when it goes from showing single digits 7,6,5 and then to 4.99 it sits on 5 for a full
second because it's really counting from 5.99 to 5.00 behind the scenes.
So... I'll bet when the NBA shot clock operator hits the start button on the shot clock, it immediately shows 23, but in reality it's closer to 23.9,
and the clock isn't showing the partial seconds.
1. Immediately goes to 23, because it's really counting the hundredths of seconds behind the scenes and just not showing them, or
2. It waits a second before it goes to 23
My theory is that when the shot clock goes from say 10 to 9, when it hits 9, it's really closer to 9.99 because it's counting the partial
seconds but just not showing them. So, that when it goes from showing single digits 7,6,5 and then to 4.99 it sits on 5 for a full
second because it's really counting from 5.99 to 5.00 behind the scenes.
So... I'll bet when the NBA shot clock operator hits the start button on the shot clock, it immediately shows 23, but in reality it's closer to 23.9,
and the clock isn't showing the partial seconds.
well if it goes to 23 as soon as the operator presses the button like FZ says that would make it 24 seconds even if there is that extra second under 5 that you are talking about
It doesn't, because they use 16 on the shot clock as the 8 second count for a backcourt violation. What they really need to do is just start it at 24.0 and use the tenths of a second the entire shot clock. You got a 24 second shot clock for so many years, and now it's 25 for no reason. There's 7 on the shot clock, oh check that I mean actually 8. It's dumb.
Nope.
The situation is exactly as I described. There is no extra second. And, they use 15 on the clock for 8 second backcourt violation.
The clock immediately goes to 23 when it starts, as its internally counting from 23.99 to 23, and not showing the fractional seconds.
It's all explained in detail here:
https://nesn.com/2013/05/nbas-seemi...d-violation-rule-really-not-that-complicated/
